From Miss Lawson:- I AM 84 years of age and while returning from shopping on the morning of Saturday, October 2, I slipped and fell in Town Meadow Lane, Moreton. A lady and gentleman stopped their car, got out, helped me, saw I was able to stand and offered
From John Ashington:- FROM my back window, I watched the old part of St Werburgh's School, Whetstone Lane, being demolished. I assumed that a 15ft x 10ft figure of the Virgin Mary mounted on one wall would be salvaged, but on a Sunday, of all days, I
From Mrs Joyce Reece:- WHILE my husband and I were away on holiday, my son accidentally left the front door of our house on the Poulton Lancelyn Estate, Spital, partly open. In the early hours of the morning, the milkman discovered the door ajar, notified
From 'M.H.':- MY husband and I went to a recent UML Luncheon. It was the first and last time, I'm afraid. We had a lovely meal, but later found that my very good, and favourite, coat had been taken - either stolen or by mistake, I don't know. Perhaps
From Rob Hopkins:- I MET two girls while on holiday recently in San Antonio, Ibiza, and I'm desperate to get in touch with one of them. Her name is Louise and she lives in Wirral. I had a photograph taken with her and her friend, also called Louise, in
From P.J. Scott:- FURTHER to your article (Globe, September 29) about the cost of the Mersey Tunnels, these are just a few points which are not generally known:- 1: Merseytravel have in their 'wisdom' decided to offer the Mersey Tunnels on a franchise
From D. Thomson:- I WAS feeling a bit depressed this week, so may I pass on my heartfelt thanks to Stuart Brady (Mailbox, October 13), the dedicated primary school teacher who works a six day, 70 hour week, 51 weeks of the year, while spending hundreds
From Geoff Dudley:- COUNCILLOR Harry Smith's letter (Mailbox, October 13) aimed at the Headmaster of Birkenhead School was unnecessarily sarcastic and infantile in its essence. Action to make roads safer usually occurs after a death, so I hope Coun. Smith
From Coun. Ian Lewis:- I WAS intrigued with the 'our limited budget' statement made by Coun. Harry Smith, Chair of the Highways Committee (Mailbox, October 13). The Labour councillor makes several points in defence of how his Committee spends our Council
From M.D. Smith:- IT is 3am as I write this letter. I cannot sleep after reading the article ( Globe, September 1) about the young man who was seriously assaulted in Birkenhead Park, my home town. I do hope this young man is recovering from his terrible
WHEN you buy a property, it will be either freehold or leasehold. Occasionally if it is freehold, the deeds may say that you have to pay an annual rent charge to a rent charge owner, but this is not common. If your property is leasehold (often for a period
CHESHIRE County Council Football Development Scheme are holding a five day soccer school for children aged between six and 12 at Pensby High School, from Monday (October 25) to Friday, October 29 (1pm-4pm). The cost of £27 includes a free gift. Further
CARLSBERG WEST CHESHIRE LEAGUE ROUND-UP by Ray Condliffe SUCCESSIVE home wins in a four-day period have re-established Poulton Victoria as leaders of the Carlsberg West Cheshire League Division One. In Wednesday's 3-1 win over Heswall, an Andy Robinson
BIRKENHEAD Trampoline Club enjoyed a successful day at the Merseyside Trampoline Championships at Birkenhead Sports Centre. The club won six of the seven girls' titles, having not entered the under-10 category, and three of the seven boys' titles. Jill
CELEBRATING their birthdays this week are the following members of the Prenton Pups, Tranmere Rovers' official youngsters' club which is sponsored by the Wirral Globe:- Wednesday, October 20 - George Watkin. Thursday, October 21 - Kieran Reeves. Monday
TRANMERE Rovers FC Football in the Community are holding three soccer schools in Wirral during the October half-term. The main course for boys and girls aged between seven and 12 is from Monday (October 25) to Thursday, October 28 (12 noon-4pm) at Borough
CREWE Alexandra visit Prenton Park on Saturday, October 30 in a Nationwide League Division One Cheshire 'derby' - and TWO lucky readers and their guests will see the match free! Globe Sport, in association with Nationwide Building Society, sponsors of
Tranmere R . . . . . . . . 2, Oxford Utd . . . . . . . . .0 Attendance: 5,328 TRANMERE are left to fly the flag for Merseyside in the Worthington Cup this season, after last Tuesday's victory over Nationwide League Division Two club Oxford United set
ANDREW Roy Amos, aged 32, of Trinity Road, Hoylake, has been remanded in custody by Wirral magistrates to a date to be notified facing sex charges. Allegations against him were transferred to the Crown Court. There are six charges of rape and six of indecent
A BBC TV programme will show the full story one of Wirral's worst maritime disasters - the sinking of the submarine Thetis in a special programme tomorrow night (Thursday). Sixty years ago this week, on October 23 1939, Thetis was salvaged from Liverpool
TALKS are set to get underway this afternoon (Wednesday) to prevent a strike of Wirral bus drivers on Friday. Drivers at the First Crosville Birkenhead depot were due to take industrial action after disputes over pay and conditions. A spokesperson for
A TRANMERE teenager is hoping to help his community by running in the New York Marathon. Craig Fitzpatrick, pictured, will be running his first marathon - and all the money he raises from sponsorship will be used by Tranmere Alliance to develop projects
FIVE men re-appeared before Wirral magistrates after incidents which led to the death of 22-year-old Rock Ferry man Brian Jones. Barry James Owens, 29, of Victoria Terrace, Isle of Man, is charged with murdering Jones and also wounding Darren Hindley
A MEMORIAL to Wirral civilians killed in the Blitz of World War II was unveiled on Saturday, ending a six-year fight for recognition. Tommy Birkett, from Birkenhead, was behind the campaign and is pictured with sons Alan (left) and Tommy Jr (right) at
TWO Merseyside barristers are to risk life and limb on a charity adventure this weekend - for the second time in a year Damien Saunders, of Rock Ferry, and Steven Swift, from Blundellsands, cycled more than 340km across North West India to the Taj Mahal
A FATHER is taking Wirral Council to a tribunal because he claims his autistic daughter is not getting the level of education she needs. Michael Machell, from Wallasey, took his daughter Rachael, 12, out of school in September. He said that her school
THE first of the Hill Grove cats to be rehomed in the North West has found a new life in Bebington. More than 800 cats were removed earlier this year from the farm - the only establishment in the UK to breed cats for research - when the owner announced
PUPILS at St Peter's Primary School, Lower Heswall, interviewed MP Ben Chapman as part of a new 'Domesday Book' for the Millennium. The Wirral South MP was probed for the world's biggest school Internet project which offers free resources for every school
CLAIRE House officials are pleading with the Wirral public to support the local children's hospice - rather than give vital money instead to similar appeals which are receiving national publicity. "We are becoming very concerned that money which might
A HOT air balloon in the shape of a huge Ordance Survey map took a flight over Birkenhead Park to help promote Geography Week. The 100 feet high balloon was launched by Wirral Mayor Coun Hugh Lloyd and education director Chris Rice as schools across the
From 'Shocked':- I WAS looking forward to our new ASDA store in Prenton - until I saw the monstrosity they've just built. However did they get planning permission for it? It looks more like a giant aircraft hangar or warehouse than a supermarket and is
From Miss P.Lord:- REGARDING Wirral's change of postcode from L to CH, I welcomed this with open arms as I understood this meant that officially Wirral could become Cheshire once again. But despite this change, 'Merseyside' is still being used. Merseyside
From Sylvia Richardson:- I WAS born in Wallasey, in 1935 and went to Liscard Infants before going to Manor Road Secondary School from 1946-50. I was orphaned in 1951 at the age of 15 and moved to London to live with my step-grandmother. Does anybody remember
From 'Disgusted':- MY mother was cremated recently at Landican and the wreaths that were sent were missing the day after the funeral, much to my distress. We looked around the whole cemetery for three days following the funeral, but to no avail. I had
From 'Jean':- COULD I ask people who belonged to Eileen Tushingham's Tuesday evening keep fit class at the former Co-op building in Catherine Street, Birkenhead, to contact me? It was in the 1980s before Eileen went to Australia. I'd like to arrange a
From F. Harrison:- I WISH to thank certain people and groups who made the New Brighton T.R.A. Fun Day a huge success. These include Gautby Road Play and Community Association and Wirral Action, Allan Bradley and other officers from Wirral Borough Council
From Mr T. Evans:- REGARDING the court cases of the people prosecuted for their dogs fouling pavements, although I do not condone this offence I find it very strange that in the four cases you have printed in your newspaper all have been women - and one
From Mrs. J. Jones:- AT about 6 am on October 8, I was travelling along Borough Road, Birkenhead, and approached the traffic lights at Balls Road junction. I was only about 10ft away when they turned from green to orange. Too close to brake safely, I
From Stuart Haggett, Headmaster, Birkenhead School:- I AM frankly astonished by the response (Mailbox, last week) of Coun. Harry Smith, Chair of Wirral Highways Committee to my letter (Mailbox, October 6) condemning the decision not to provide a safe
What the minimum wage means to you THIS popular weekly column by welfare rights expert Jim Strang this week features an update on the National Minimum Wage and is also a guide for employers. This is not a comprehensive guide and should not be considered
RESULTS: Sunday, October 17:- Under-11 Knock-Out Cup 2nd Rd - Greenleas 12, Wirral Panthers 0; New Brighton Saints 9, B'head YC 1; Glenavon Hawks 3, Ridgeview 4; Olympic 11, Wirral Scorpions 1; Upton 5, Poulton Ath 6. Under-11 'B' Division - Pensby Falcons
RESULTS: Sunday, October 17:- Under-11 'B' Division - Squibb 2, Shaftes YC 4; Heygarth Utd 4, Victoria Colts 2; Eastham Blades 1, Heswall 8; Allport Hawks 8, Prenton Ath 0. Under-11 'A' Division - Fender Yth 1, Shore Villa 3; Irby Club 0, W/Kirby Wasps
ST JOSEPH'S really had their colours removed in the Wirral FA Premier Cup second round, as Wallasey and District Sunday League club Great Float Social handed out a 5-0 thrashing. Kevin Pink scored four of the goals and substitute Jon Sanderson bagged
RESULTS: Sunday, October 17:- Division One - Greave Dunning 2, Lancelyn 9; Nova 1, Old House at Home 1. Division Two - Brown Cow 1, Wellington 4; Cavendish 3, Wirral Ath 0; Farmers New Ferry 0, Premier Plant Hire 1; Royal Oak 3, PSI 1; Ship 3, Tranmere
WIRRAL District FA Cup holders Ship Inn, of the Houlihan's Birkenhead Sunday Football League, crashed out 3-2 to Queens Park (John Lucas 2, Mike Reiley), despite a spirited second-half fightback and scoring two goals. It was all in vain, and Queens proved
RESULTS: Saturday, October 16:- Robin Hodgson Division - Avon Ath 4, Manor Ath 1; Bronze Soc 3, Mersey Ferries 7; Grange Ath 1, Ashville 1; Vancer FC 2, Rangers Breaks 2. Concorde Trophies Division - Bebington Ath 1, Wirral Nomads 0; Black Horse Hornets
RESULTS: Saturday, October 16:- Division One - Overchurch Hotel 1, The Avenue 2; Parkfield BA 4, Archers 0; FC Pensby 13, Beehive 0; Royal Liver 9, North Star 0; Seven Stiles Youth 2, Abbotsford 2. Division Two - Hr Bebington 2, Delta 1; Letters Inn 2
WIRRAL Table Tennis League is looking for new teams and players. Those interested should contact league secretary John Trenbirth on 608-3637 or chairman Stan Wilkinson on 327-4221. Converted for the new archive on 13 March 2001. Some images and formatting
THERE was some lively competition in a brisk South Westerly wind when a fleet of over 30 yachts turned out on the Mersey for the latest event run by Liverpool Yacht Club. RESULTS: CHS Division One: 1, Nod's New Car (R. Booth); 2, Flash II (A. Kyffin);
HOYLAKE and West Kirby Sailing Clubs combined to stage a special programme to mark the centenary of the West Kirby Marine Lake on Sunday. Dinghies were joined by tidal classes for special lake races and an overall event. There was some excellent competition
LOCAL RUGBY ROUND-UP by Andrew Stratton CALDY are left to carry the local hopes in the NPI Cup. They cut loose in the second-half at Wilmslow to win 38-15. Matt Pennington crossed twice and Peter Hart, Mark Kennaghan and Richard Farrell once each, with
Aspatria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18pts, New Brighton . . . . . . . . . . 24pts NEW Brighton will be happy with Saturday's Tetley Bitter Cup win over Aspatria as the Cumbrian champions were always going to provide tough opposition on their own turf
Tranmere Rovers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, Manchester City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Attendance: 13.208 THINGS were looking up for Rovers on Saturday when a point against high-flying Manchester City lifted them off the foot of the Nationwide League
STEVE HALLMARK reports from Prenton Park TRANMERE Rovers go into this Saturday's away game at Crystal Palace with one eye on next month's Worthington Cup clash with Barnsley - a tie which could open the door to a fifth round meeting with either Arsenal
WIRRAL Council has come up with two sets of plans at the controversial Spital crossroads - one featuring filter traffic signals and the second is for a roundabout. Local people are now being asked for their views by local Liberal Democrat John Wright,
FIVE Wirral artists, known collectively as Enigma, are currently displaying their works at an exhibition in Heswall. Two pairs of brothers and sisters - Ronny and Cathy Dipple and Sue Myers and Peter Wadsworth - are showing the wide diversity of their
WIRRAL Action is planning to celebrate its 25th anniversary with a special event at Pacific Road tram sheds and museum, Woodside, on Friday, November 26. The an independent voluntary organisation - whose primary aim is to involve young people in volunteering
COUNTLESS hours of training paid off for Corporal Chris 'Wiggy' Wigfield when he qualified for the Champion Royal Air Force Police Dog and Handler contest. 'Wiggy', from Bromborough, did not win the competition but was pleased that he and dog Jess had
SOUTH Wirral High School has been commended for its sporting excellence by receiving the prestigious national award Sportsmark. The school were rewarded for the quality and range of sports in their physical education curriculum and the extensive extra-curicular
POLICE are once again appealing for witnesses to an assault at Bobby's Bar, New Brighton. Police say a man called Steve, who is five feet eight inches tall with short, dark hair, and a taller friend with ginger hair, assaulted another man who had spoken
A MILLENNIUM dream is set to come true for a Wirral school as it prepares to move into a brand new building. Work is expected to start next Summer on a new building for Weatherhead High School, Wallasey. The new building, in Breck Road, will replace the
A WALLASEY woman has beaten the odds to become the Cewtec 'Learner of the Year'. Sarah Herbert impressed judges in the annual contest with her determination to overcome severe communication problems and gain employment with the Littlewoods group. And
WIRRAL Met College lecturers are set to lobby the college's board at a meeting tonight (Wednesday) over plans to introduce new contracts for teaching staff. Around 170 members of staff have been made redundant and the remaining staff are being asked to
A WIRRAL man was part of the team which helped kick off the Rugby World Cup in Cardiff's superb new 70,000-seat Millennium Stadium. John Lorimer, pictured right, was a member of the 30-strong Royal Navy team who assembled a model dragon at the opening
NINE hundred temporary distribution jobs are being created in Birkenhead. Link Direct, a Birkenhead-based distribution company, say the jobs exist specifically to service the recently awarded Yellow Pages contract. "We will be concentrating our efforts
THE family of a woman killed in a car crash on the A540 near Neston, involving footballer David James, have said they will 'miss her terribly'. Andrew Sivell, son of 69-year-old Sheila Sivell, has described her as 'a people person' and said he was touched
THE Chairman of the Civil Committee in charge of No 472 Squadron Air Training Corps at Hoylake stole their funds, Wirral magistrates heard. Simon Mark Wilkinson, aged 42, of Market Street, Hoylake, admitted taking £1,674 over a three-month period and
BUSINESS Link scored a hat trick at this year's SWOT awards - with three companies honoured for their marketing excellence. The prestige awards aim to reward the sheer blood, sweat and tears behind the best marketing campaigns produced by companies in
MERSEYRAIL Electrics has come under fire from a disabled Wirral woman who says that she is not allowed to take her wheelchair onto the train, writes Steven Hallmark. Maureen Radley, from Eastham, travelled to Eastham Rake station for a trip to Birkenhead
A ROW has broken out over plans by Wirral Council to hike parking charges across the borough. All charges at Liscard, Heswall, West Kirby and Birkenhead will be going up with effect from January next year. Prices at Birkenhead will rise from 50p to 70p
